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JANUARY 6TH TYPE OF EVENT IN BRAZIL'S CAPITAL CITY
(UPDATED, NEWS, ANALYSIS)
THIS AFTERNOON MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING A 'STORMING' OF BRAZIL'S CONGRESS AND PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BY SUPPORTERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO.
THE SAME GROUNDS WHERE TODAY'S EVENT OCCURRED WERE HEAVILY GUARDED LAST SUNDAY FOR PRESIDENT LULA'S INAUGURATION.
HIS SUPPORTERS FOUND THEMSELVES FRUSTRATED BY THE TIGHT SECURITY.
TODAY A THIN LINE OF POLICE QUICKLY GAVE WAY TO A GROUP OF PROTESTERS MANY OF WHOM WERE ADORNED WITH BRAZIL'S FLAG.
THERE WAS SOME PEPPER SPRAY AND TEAR GAS USED HALF-HEARTEDLY BY THE SMALL GROUPS OF POLICE PRESENT.
A CROWD IN THE THOUSANDS QUICKLY MOVED TOWARDS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRASILIA.
IN THIS VIDEO CLIP YOU SEE A MASKED MAN IN CAMOFLAUGE GEAR MOTIONING PEOPLE TOWARDS THE CONGRESS BUILDING. (THIS VIDEO NOW REMOVED)..VIDEO LINK...
THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA ORDERING FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN THE MATTER VOWING TO PUNISH THOSE RESPONSIBLE.
A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THE CITY OF BRASILIA TILL THE END OF THE MONTH WITH 400 ARRESTS NOW REPORTED.
LATE VIDEO TONIGHT (LINKED AT THE TOP OF THIS STORY) SHOWING A SIZEABLE CROWD PUSHED BACK A DISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
TEAR GAS IS VISIBLE IN THE DISTANCE WITH INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ITS EFFECTS.
BRAZIL'S SUPREME COURT REMOVING THE GOVERNOR OF THE CAPITAL CITY (FEDERAL DISTRICT) FROM OFFICE FOR 90 DAYS.
IBANEIS ROCHA IS DESCRIBED BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXNADRE DE MORAES TO BE:
"at least colluding with criminal association dedicated to terrorist acts"...(SBT News Brazil)
Russia says some 600 Ukrainian soldiers killed in their bases in a retaliatory operation.
Last weekend a Russian military housing area was hit by Ukraine with 89 Russian soldiers killed...TASS RUSSIA...Ukraine is denying the report.
More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary...
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shooting down claims that his government's judicial reform legislation would "end democracy".
Netanyahu calling the notion "baseless" saying the legislation will strengthen democracy and carries out the will of the people expressed in the last election.
A large anti-government rally drew 10,000 people in Tel Aviv Saturday and a former Supreme Court president made a blistering attack on the judicial reform plan...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A WOMAN WHO SPIED FOR CUBA RELEASED FROM A US FEDERAL PRISON FRIDAY.
ANA MONTES COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE DEATH PENALTY BUT SHE GOT A 25 YEAR SENTENCE. SHE WAS GIVEN HER FREEDOM AFTER SERVING 20 YEARS OF THAT SENTENCE.
MONTES REVEALED VARIOUS SECRETS TO CUBA WHEN SHE WORKED AS ANALYST FOR THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INCLUDING THE IDENTITIES OF FOUR US UNDERCOVER AGENTS...SKY NEWS UK
The nurses union leader in the UK sees a 'chink of optimism'. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying he is open to talks for a pay deal he describes as "responsible" and "affordable"...BBC NEWS...
There's been a pay offer to train drivers in the UK. That's what the railroad operators say.
They are willing to give out four percent annual raises for last year and this year but want changes in working conditions.
Railroad workers in the UK including drivers have been conducting short strikes in recent months to drive home their demands for significant pay hikes in the face of 10 percent plus annual inflation in the UK...BBC NEWS
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
In other news...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointing a new chief of staff for the armed forces.
Lt. Gen Bartolome Bacarro serving just five months of a three-year term.
Lt. General Andres Centino, set for retirement next month, named as his replacement...ASSOCIATED PRESS-GLOBE AND MAIL CANADA
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